Fishbane, Michael A.2016-03-232016-03-231990Fishbane, Michael A. The kiss of God: spiritual and mystical death in Judaism. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 199499-117-Box 10-SL-FISHBANE-2http://hdl.handle.net/1773/35383Discussion of the spiritual face of Judaism in one of its many appearances. Fishbane explores the quest for spiritual perfection in early rabbinic sources and in Jewish philosophy and mysticism. The "kiss of God," a symbol for union with God, and the ritual practices - meditation and performance - connected with it are presented.en-USCC0 1.0 Universalhttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Spiritual life--Judaism ; God (Judaism)--Worship and love ; Yetzer hara (Judaism) ; Death--Religious aspects--Judaism ; Judaism--DoctrinesVideo